Resources for Texas Research
It is harder to do the 12 days format for 4th grades regions of Texas, because the format is so much different, but here are some sites that can used as resources.
net Trekker - Safe research site for kids, can search by readability level
It is harder to do the 12 days format for 4th grades regions of Texas, because the format is so much different, but here are some sites that can used as resources.
net Trekker - Safe research site for kids, can search by readability level
Yahoo! Kids - Kid friendly search engine
Texas National History, Geography, and Weather - Tons of Texas information, scroll down to Texas Regions heading, 4th grade readability
Texas Trails - Good section on Texas heroes, 4th grade readability
TourTexas.com - Lots of maps, destination guides inside each region are cool, major cities
Kids House - Texas government website, videos, kids can find their representatives
Spindletop - Quick history of oil near Beaumont, TX
Enchanted Learning - Various facts with cool images, art
Texas Today - Various website, art, music
Rock Art Foundation - Rock art in Southwest Texas
Economic Research Service - Population stats (use step 6 of 12 Days of Passport with this)
Texas Beyond History - Fun facts, easy research section
Babelfish - Translation website, use for English and Spanish language conversion
Native American tribes of Texas - Native American map